Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Massachusetts

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Human Resources Specialists population in Massachusetts, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Massachusetts, United States

$47,700 – $190,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $95,400 for Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Human Resources Specialists compares in Massachusetts, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

An annual mean wage of $95,400 for Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts comes from May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing one professional in this role costs an estimated $47,700 to $190,800 when the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple from SHRM and Gallup is applied to that annual wage. The actual cost depends on time-to-fill, duration of onboarding, and productivity loss during the open position.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Massachusetts, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$95,400$99,163

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